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6 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Please define "treating the person as a human". I am not being argumentative or anything. I just don't know exactly what you mean because here (not in the Great Lakes area but I do have family there), it's simply putting shots in arms whether you are disabled or not. Is there a special accommodation you want?
If you haven't experienced someone with a disability treated as less than human, not worth talking to or explaining anything to, not deserving of what others in society can access, and if they are granted "access" they should be grateful for whatever method it is delivered in, demeaning, dehumanizing or other, then you are a luckier person than we are. Everyone deserves health care with respect.
2 hours ago, Carolina Wren said:The CDC invites people to call 1-800-232-0233 for help getting appointments. Hopefully you could talk with a live person for advice.
Thank you we hadn't seen that number before.
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Never mind
Most were suggesting what I specifically stated hadn’t worked for us.
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5 minutes ago, ktgrok said:
And really - that doesn't seem like it should be such an unreasonable hope. I'm not saying I won't catch it, or never go back to living a reasonably normal life. Just that I'd like my kids to be vaccinated, and ideally my own vaccination at a good level of protection, when I catch it.
Why is that so much to ask?
Because, everyone knows, everyone who wanted a vaccine already has it. It’s easy and simple for ANYONE who wanted the vaccine to get it. Everyone currently unvaccinated is that way by choice, so there is no reason for any precautions any longer.
If someone can direct me to one of these simple, easy to access vaccination locations, where ANYONE can get it, please let me know. We’d like to have all our family members vaccinated.
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From what I’ve seen, things started going wonky when they started making their own deliveries.
Random delivery dates, regardless of what was listed at time of purchase.
Drivers that do not appear capable of driving the vehicles they have, trouble staying on the road in their lane. Stopping and parking trucks anywhere to make deliveries, even on the wrong side of the road blocking traffic. Drivers being counseled to keep revving trucks, digging holes, when they get their trucks stuck. “Just keep rocking the vehicle in the dirt while you wait for a tow truck”.I do what I can to purchase other places than Amazon.
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We pretty much only have deliveries by Amazon vehicles here. They like to drive through lawns, as we do not have curbs.
I only tried the pick a day once, but then the whole order ended up being delayed past the delivery day. While I understand things happen, it didn’t seem to improve anything and instead caused issues with the delivery. I’m interested to hear as many experiences as people who have tried it. I like the idea, but am trying to convince myself to try it again. Or maybe I should try Amazon locker. I do not like their delivery vehicles interesting driving skills, nor having packages on the porch multiple days.
I may be getting old. Stay off my lawn!
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What have your experiences been if you ordered from Amazon and selected the delivery day? Where you select the day of the week for all your orders to arrive in consolidated packaging?
Have they come on the day selected?
Do they really come in fewer boxes?
Any issues?
***we tried it once and it didn't work, trying to decide if we should try it again
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2 hours ago, BaseballandHockey said:
Why would big clinics be different in this way?
Because all they are interested in is getting people through the lines as quickly as possible. A few extra seconds for a draw back adds time per patient.
2 hours ago, BeachGal said:Yes, but when Covid vaccines were first rolling out, they were advised against doing so. I would think that advice has changed in the meantime but I don’t know.
The Oxford study was done on mice so hard to say for sure if it is what caused myocarditis in humans. It’s given in the deltoid and so shouldn’t cause a problem. A mystery for sure but very interesting.
Why would they have been advised against a draw back on the syringe when vaccines were first rolled out? Was there a rational given?
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2 hours ago, Faith-manor said:
Oy! Just wow.
Michigan is headed down the path. Most of the schools are starting up in the next two weeks without mask mandate, fall weather will set in, rain, cool, everyone will go inside, homecoming dances are planned, everyone is acting like nothing is going on out there, and we had 4100 new cases over the last three days. Move everyone indoors and it will be 4100 a day until schools close down and everyone goes well, "WTF? I didn't think that would happen!" Well. Duh.
Yes, except that was 4,100 in two days, not three. Monday counts are three days, Wednesday’s and Friday’s are two day counts. If this isn’t a blip, it’s already at over 2,000 a day.
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“Orlando, Florida, officials urged residents on Friday to shorten their showers and stop watering their cars due to the city running short on the liquid oxygen“
I will take humor where I can get it these days. If they would just stop watering their cars, they should be able to improve the situation. LOL
Typos tend to grate on me, but this one made me giggle.
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2 hours ago, KSera said:
The CDC does keep making gaffes with what they say, but looking at this one, this appears to be more a case of a headline that says something different than the CDC director actually said. The CDC was explaining the way the initial doses close together act as a priming dose and the third shot later on acts as a booster, and looks to provide a much stronger immune response, which could allow it to last longer.
‘In a separate interview Thursday on NBC's "TODAY," she cited other vaccines, like for hepatitis B, that require two primer shots, followed by a booster. She said scientists think the Covid vaccine may similarly provide long-term protection after three doses.
"We know we need a boost now and we will continue to follow the science, but I don't think it's a given that we will be doing this continuously," Walensky said on "TODAY."’
Im sure people will say this means they changed their mind if it turns out we need more than this third one, but she clearly said we will need to follow the science to see what happens (and I say that as someone who has been frequently frustrated by the way Walensky messages things)
Good. I admit I could not get the article to open, so my original response was based on the headline. I did think about adding an aside that it could be the CDC or the news, but I got sidetracked while posting.
Darn news writers and headlines (rabble rabble, shakes fist) Still not a good statement to make at this time, just a different source.
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1 hour ago, mommyoffive said:
Why would they even bother speculating on this topic at this time?There is no data one way or the other yet. This is what promotes mistrust. Is the CDC director a gambler? I see no other reasons to make a statement like this, that may have to be walked back in the future.
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Amazon has Ramona and Beezus. Have you already watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel series?
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What about mandated sun screen use for outside activities?
Where and when does it cross a line? Personal freedom, personal choice, other line?
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Vaccines are not always easy to get in my area.
Scheduled appointments for vaccination are being canceled, on the day of the appointment, as clinic hours are being changed and shortened on a weekly basis. No prior notice. You may show up and the clinic is not there.
I understand changing to meet demand, but this is excessive. They shouldn’t allow appointments in the system further out than they are willing to commit to. You can’t make an appointment anymore and expect it to be there when you go. Makes asking for time off work around the times vaccines are available more difficult.
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If it is ok for schools to mandate clothing worn by children for the purpose of not distracting the opposite sex, how is it not ok for them to mandate an article of wear (masks) that protects the health of others?
How is an executive order, banning mask mandates, that emphasizes that the path forward relies on personal responsibility rather than government mandates, not at odds with gendered school dress codes?
If we’re going to rely on personal responsibility, why can’t people be personally responsible for their reactions to others clothing/bodies?
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20 hours ago, regentrude said:
Not anymore. Vaccines are readily available and accessible now to anybody who wants them.
20 hours ago, SKL said:Maybe it was 6+ months ago. Now it is free and ridiculously accessible to anyone past their 12th birthday. As most black Americans live in cities, physical distance isn't the reason either.
There are vaccines available, but I wouldn’t call them entirely accessible yet. I have a family member who needs accommodations in order to be able to get vaccinated. There has not yet been a way for them to get the vaccine with the needed accommodations.
18 hours ago, Melissa Louise said:I guess if you've reached peak vaccine uptake, then you have, and maybe send the surplus elsewhere ?
I still think failures of public health are failures of public health, and not individual failures. There are clearly systemic issues at play if you can't get the majority of any population vaccinated.
This above is a fear of mine. That the above belief will be taken so literally, since the easy to vaccinate have been done, enough people will believe that no one else wants it, and it will become a problem of both accessibility and availability for others to get vaccinated.
Yes, I believe we should help others elsewhere when we can. But who is making the decisions of when we can and how much?
The voices insisting that EVERYONE who wants a vaccine already has it are vehement and loud.
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8 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
Well I just tried to get the appliance store to tell me if there is someone locally who works on Miele washing machines and I was given a huge run around. That was not reassuring. Or surprising.
That was a problem I had. In my state there were only two locations, in the same general metro area and with shared ownership, that had anything to do with Miele laundry.
That would be fine if I never experienced a problem and could get it installed ourselves, but life has taught me to expect curve balls.
Maybe they will spread to more parts of the country over time.
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I looked at Mieles when shopping for my last washer. The problem of having a local service company was one of my main turn offs. There was only one service company and they were 45 minutes away. If for some reason they went out of business I would be out of luck.
The second was the questionability of being able to use bleach in it. For anyone with experience with the machines, can you use bleach without trouble in Mieles? I don’t use bleach a lot, but when I need it, I need it. (kids, pets) The user guides did not appear to look favorably on bleach use. -
39 minutes ago, TCB said:
I can say for my area that many people avoid testing. That has been the case, particularly, since the start of last school year when a lot decided not to test so the kids wouldn’t have to miss school. As you can imagine, not a lot of community mindedness here. It pretty much is look after number 1 all the way. This is not just people who absolutely can’t afford not to be at work or school, it is a convenience thing. Added to that, most non full time jobs don’t offer paid sick leave, so for those people it is especially hard.
This is the same in my area. After a few families had to quarantine and so many didn’t become symptomatic, most families decide it was not worth testing. They didn’t want to deal with the possibly of missing activities if they were to end up quarantined.
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23 minutes ago, Ausmumof3 said:
One thing that’s making me really frustrated is the prime minister constantly insinuating that vaccine hesitancy is the problem and at this point it really isn’t. Most people I know are willing to take Pfizer they just aren’t willing to risk Astra Zeneca. The government is pushing the line that people should just take the AZ to avoid the COVID risk instead of acknowledging that they should have planned for more vaccine options in the first place😬. Anti-vaccination is not our problem - lack of supply of a relatively safe vaccine is the problem.
Agree with the frustration. We have vaccine for under 18's here, but it's only one option. Pfizer is a good option for many, but for younger males there is increased risk in the vaccine.
I have literally had people say, "you're just asking for a different color lifeboat". There's a vaccine so it should be taken, otherwise resistance is considered irrational vaccine hesitancy.
We are in a fortunate location for many, that get vaccines that are right for them. But there is still work to be done. If we are supposed to vaccinate under 18's, then more than one option would be helpful. More types for adults would be helpful as well. I'm hopeful for Novavax.
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9 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
There are 3 SQ at an appliance store nearby. All are 3.2 capacity. I currently have 5.2. I often feel like it is too big......but am I going to regret going back to that smaller size?
This year I went from a high capacity front loader to 2.8 capacity. My queen size items still fit, and I just do an extra load of towels a week.
The capacity change had me nervous, but it’s mostly been a non issue.I wanted a Speed Queen, but found out it wouldn’t fit in our space.
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It was a new restaurant we tried, and we didn’t go back.
The server only earned a basic tip, which was left for them. They then chased us as we were leaving demanding to know why the tip wasn’t bigger.
After the poor service and being chased down, I had no desire to go back there.
Is there a better answer? I don’t know. Restaurants and tipping are hard.
What is the purpose of the tip? To reward good service, or to pay their wage? Since it appears to have morphed into paying them for their labor, my only recourse seems to be just not going back to businesses with bad service. If the customers don’t “pay them for their work” the customers are shamed by both the restaurant and the public.-
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1 hour ago, Lecka said:
Honestly I think everyone I know has been really invested in making the mask thing as positive as possible for kids.
It’s too bad there are kids picking up an attitude 😞.
I mean, I don’t love it, and will try to validate feelings, but I think it’s just one more thing where it is worth it as a parent to try to make things as positive as possible.
Sigh.
There are teachers who don’t think it’s worth even trying to get kids to wear masks.
Last school year I heard from teachers saying, so long as they wear them in the hallways, I don’t care and I won’t even ask them to wear masks otherwise. This was in a building with mandatory mask rules in effect.
It’s frustrating when adults who are supposed to be taking care of children and following the rules of their own facilities, are openly dismissing those rules.
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17 minutes ago, whitestavern said:
I agree. I wish there was more information put out. I read so much from the UK and Singapore and Israel and feel like our country isn't putting anything out. I think it's because they're afraid if they do, the people that feel like they're "safer" won't get the vaccine. But I think it's hurting not helping with the vaccine reluctance.
US messaging has been, say whatever we think will make more people go get the vaccine. Doesn’t matter if it’s only partly true, the masses can’t be trusted with information and should only be told things that will make them act in the “appropriate” way.
Nope, I don’t like the way the US handles messaging.
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Incredibly frustrated, help to vaccinate JAWM
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I did not give you disrespect.
You specifically asked about the definition of treating a person as a human. I defined it as granting everyone health care with respect.